Roofing



. Jan. 1, 1935. A. c. iFiscal-1ER ROOFING Fild Nov. 12, 1928 2 Sheets-Shea?l 2 ATTORNEY.

Patented Jan, 1,1935' UNITEDsTATEs PATENT ori-ICE L 1.986.471.

Company, a oorappucsaon Number iz, 192s, serai No. 318,191

' s claim. (ci. los-c) 'I'his invention relates to roo! coverings, and aims to provide a novel and improved structure in which shingle elements are secured between spaced supporting strips and conjoined into a composite covering of attractive design and appearance and capped with a ridge strip.

The inventionl consists in the features, combinations and arrangements, hereinafter described or claimed, for carrying out the above stated object and such other objects as will hereinafter appear.

- In the drawings,

Figures 1,V 2, 3, 6 and 'I are perspective views of various modifications of a ridge strip;

Figures 4 and 5 are perspective views of supporting stripsfto which roong elements are attached;l

Figures 8-11 inclusive, are'detail views of the 30 receive the edges of roofing elements 3 and support them in place. yThese supporting strips'are preferably extruded or otherwise formed from a mass of bituminous material and linear iibers homogeneously mixed together, and comprise a base 4, a head 5, between which is a web or neck portion 6. Inbrder to make a tight joint, a layer of adhesive 7 is advantageously distributed on the sides ofthe web, thereby forming a seal.

The shingle elements may be constructed o f anymaterial but are preferably of a rigid material, such as, slate, metal, asbestos-cement, land the like, especially when they are unsupported between the supporting strips, (Figs. 10 and 11). However,` these elements maybe of accurate shape, as shown by numeral 8. and laid with the convex face seated on the bases of adjacently laid supporting strips, thereby supporting them throughout their entire area (Figs. 8 and 9). 'Ihe shingle elements are laid between the supporting strips in end to end relation, being in the form of individual shingles vor in strips marked transversely at intervals 9 to simulate individual shingles. i

Figs. 12, 13 and 14'illustrate other modifications of rooiing elements which may be employed rooiing elements and supporting strips assem-r leferring particularly to the drawings, 2 represents supporting strips which are termed to between the supporting strips to provide various ,e other designs. The ends of the elements are cut irregularly and the body marked at 10, either similaror dissimilar'too'neorbothends of the element. 5

Figs.' 1, 2, 3, 6 and 'I illustrate modiications o! ridge strips for capping roong after it has been laid on a roong deck, all of which are preferably formed from a mass of bituminous and fibrous material homogeneously mixed together. l0

`Strip 11 in Fig. 1 diver-ges from an apex into sides 12 and 13, and is coated on its exposed surfaces with granular material partially embedded therein. Stripl 14 is substantially the same as 11` but has a bead 15 projecting from the l5 apex to make it more pronounced. Numeral 16 represents a4 strip of arcuate formation, and in Figs. 6 and 7 these strips are marked transversely with grooves or the like 17.

Obviously the invention is not limited to the 20 details of the illustrative embodiments all oi' which'may be variously modified. Moreover, it is not indispensible that all features of the invention be used conjointly as certain features may be employed to advantage in various different combinations and sub-combinations.V

`Having described my invention I claim:

1. A roong structure comprising a series of supporting strips of bituminous composition,

each of which is provided with a base, head and Y web portion, shingle elements tted' against the web of the supporting strips, and a sealing strip applied to the edges of the roofing elements.

2. A roong structure comprising a series of spaced supporting strips of bituminous composition, each of which is provided with a base, head, and web portion, and shingle elements tted between the supporting strips and in contact with the entire top surface of the bases of said strips. 40

3. A roong structure comprisinga series of spaced supporting strips of bituminous composition, each of which is provided with a head,

web and base portion, and shingle elements o i.' arcuate formation fitted between the supporting strips with the convex faces 'in'contact with the bases of adiacent strips. 'l

4. A roof structure lcomprising a roof covering having a series of spaced supporting strips of bituminous composition and shingle elements I arranged between the strips, and a ridge strip for capping the covering along the ridge of the roof.

5. Aroof structure comprising a roof covering having a series oi spaced supporting strips 5 roof.

6. A roof structure comprising a roof covering having a series of' spaced supporting strips with shingle elements arranged therebetween in parallel rows, and preformed ridge strips of ilbery ized bituminous material for capping the coveringfat the ridge of the roof.

'LA roofing structure comprising a series of spaced supporting strips of waterproof, coniormable, plastic composition, each of which s provided with a web and head portion, and shingle elements fitted against the web beneath the head of the supporting strips.

'8.' An edging for roofing comprising a. strip formed frcma homogeneous mixture of fibrated bituminous material having a face portion adapted to abut against shingle elements and another portion adapted to be exposed to the weather, and a granular surfacing material par- 10 tially embedded in the weather exposed portion.

ALBERT c. FISCHER. 

